Fei Yan

@RadInstitute Fellow 2023-24; @HarvardYenching Fellow 2023-24; @StanfordSAPARC Fellow 2014-16; Research on political sociology and historical sociology.

[Damon Mayrl @yrlsoc]

Deeply honored to learn that After Positivism was awarded the Barrington Moore Book Award by the ASACHS. A joy to work on w/ @nickhwilson & contributors @Xiaohong__Xu @PacewiczJosh @BrundageStuart @ProfYangZhang @SimeonNewman @rjemigh & others not on X 🙏
https://t.co/mYeCEx6HbR

[Fei Yan @fredyan]

Thawing the Past after the Red Sun: Negotiating Local History in Post-Mao China | Social Science History | Cambridge Core - https://t.co/Xpd6HzHEQ3

[THiS: Theory, History, Society @THiS_TheHisSoc]

On June 27, 9:00–11:00 P.M. (ET), THiS will hold a book talk, featuring Jing Xu’s book, “Unruly” Children: Historical Fieldnotes and Learning Morality in a Taiwan Village (Cambridge University Press, 2024). Zoom: https://t.co/qg65KbfWAe

[Fei Yan @fredyan]

Project MUSE - The Making of a Sociology with Distinctive Chinese Characteristics https://t.co/JLrlVgLu0T

[THiS: Theory, History, Society @THiS_TheHisSoc]

Please mark your calendar for Dec. 6, 8:00–10:00 p.m. ET, for @yingyao_wang822’s talk on her book “Markets with Bureaucratic Characteristics: How Economic Bureaucrats Make Policies and Remake the Chinese State” (Columbia University Press, 2024).

[THiS: Theory, History, Society @THiS_TheHisSoc]

Please mark your calendar for Oct. 8, 8:30–10:00 p.m. ET, for Loïc Wacquant’s talk about his book “Bourdieu in the City: Challenging Urban Theory.” Discussants: Marco Garrido, @EricKlinenberg, and Yue Zhang. Host: @fredyan. Moderator: @YanLong_SOC. Zoom: https://t.co/oH5dJECOj6

[The China Quarterly @chinaquarterly]

Our June issue (no. 258) is now out and in free access for two weeks.
#China #UrbanRegeneration #HongKong #Education #gazetteers
https://t.co/CKI3snQERx

[THiS: Theory, History, Society @THiS_TheHisSoc]

Please join us on June 3rd for Wenkai He’s talk about his new book, Public Interest and State Legitimation: Early Modern England, Japan, and China. Our discussants include Elisabeth Clemens, Andreas Wimmer, Joanna Innes, and Luke Roberts. Zoom link: https://t.co/WDu3HyXSQy

[THiS: Theory, History, Society @THiS_TheHisSoc]

On June 3rd at 10am EST, we will host a book talk with Prof. Wenkai He on Public Interest and State Legitimation: Early Modern England, Japan, and China. Elisabeth Clemens, Andreas Wimmer, Joanna Innes, and Luke Roberts will join the Zoom discussion: https://t.co/WDu3HyXSQy

[Fei Yan @fredyan]

Highly productive and fruitful interdisciplinary workshop!

[Harvard-Yenching Institute @HarvardYenching]

Fantastic #harvardyenching workshop held last week on "Data Underground: Telling China Stories through Grassroots Sources"!

[Yan Long @YanLong_SOC]

Join us to celebrate an incredible soul.

[The China Journal @TheChinaJournal]

'“Turning One’s Back on the Party and the People”: Suicides during the Chinese Cultural Revolution'

Fei Yan

https://t.co/ks7VyDsaRM

#tcj91 #CulturalRevolution

[The China Journal @TheChinaJournal]

The China Journal no.91 (January 2024) is finally available online: https://t.co/HQFIhcsIhi

#tcj91 #ChinaStudies

[THiS: Theory, History, Society @THiS_TheHisSoc]

Five scholars of history, religious studies, and gender studies--Profs. Brian DeMare @BrianDeMare, Ting Guo @tingguowrites, Ji Li @Ji_HK, Zhange Ni @NiZhange, and Aminda Smith @amindasmith--will share their thoughts about the book in the panel chaired by Ying Zhang @utopiamatcha.

[Fei Yan @fredyan]

@hirako13 The influencer ! King of the social media!

[Fei Yan @fredyan]

Twenty-First Century from CUHK Press, issue 200

[Fei Yan @fredyan]

12 Reading Recommendations from Radcliffe’s 2023–2024 Fellows | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University https://t.co/LCdikHNyJU

[Fei Yan @fredyan]

My dear friend, a fellow of Mao’s China, rest in peace. In time, we shall meet again.

[THiS: Theory, History, Society @THiS_TheHisSoc]

We are devastated to share the news that Professor Xiaohong Xu, a co-founder of THiS, passed away after a courageous struggle with colon cancer on Dec 12, 2023. Surrounded by family and friends, Xiaohong left us peacefully and without pain. We will forever miss you, Xiaohong!

[Harvard-Yenching Institute @HarvardYenching]

Tuesday, December 12 -"Factions in Flux: Intergroup Collaboration and Conflict in the Red Guard Movement" (Prof. Fei Yan, w/ Prof. Yuhua Wang as chair/discussant). For details, see: https://t.co/tchBxNBvak

[Harvard-Yenching Institute @HarvardYenching]

New Scholar Profiles Series: HYI - @radinstitute joint fellow Fei Yan discusses his research on the dynamics of mass factionalism and collective violence during the Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1968. To read the profile, visit: https://t.co/wZurKr5ORG